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rhodylaw

I really wish some credible sports writer would do an article on the impact of NIL on college basketball. And not just spin NIL as 'getting reimbursement for use of likeness', but for what it really is. They need to chronicle the bidding wars for basketball recruits and expose this information to t...

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I had some time to kill and I was interested to see what 3 point shooting percentage that the new transfers brought to the table. Collectively, House, Wright, Montgomery, and Kortright shot 36.175% from three last year. That number would place them 71st in the country. That is a hell of a lot bette...

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I don’t want hype in the summer - I want hype in the winter!!

We have been the bottom of a weak league for multiple years. Get competitive again and we can splash additions. Right now, build it back to competitive core (which I think they may have done) and a few of these guys will emerge.

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Please let's not compare Patrick Baldwin who was the #1 recruit in the nation to Isaiah Miranda. Aside from Patrick's ability, his body was much more NBA ready than Miranda's. But again, I am not an NBA scout, so who knows. Patrick Baldwin played his way out of a top 5 pick. Shakedown Sharp would h...

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I'm with Rhodylaw 2022-2023 prediction contest rhodylaw 22-9 13-5 72.85 Carey, 14.75 6,251 We are winning NCAA Tournament. Sorry could not resist! No worries. I don’t predict a losing season ever in that contest even if that is what I think. I will admit they were worse than I expected this last ye...

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I have absolutely zero idea why I feel this way as I have watched zero seconds of game tape on him, but just going off stats, being voted the most improved player in the conference and the natural progression most players make, I believe Montgomery is going to be a very productive piece for us. Sti...

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I have absolutely zero idea why I feel this way as I have watched zero seconds of game tape on him, but just going off stats, being voted the most improved player in the conference and the natural progression most players make, I believe Montgomery is going to be a very productive piece for us. Sti...

rhodylaw

Hard to do when you're at rock bottom and your peers are competing for NCAA bids. Would SLU have the same chance as us if we were in their shoes and they ours? Not so sure they do because they don't have a Kenny. But if we are in SLU's shoes no way we lose out on a grad transfer of his caliber, so ...

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Breakdown: Brown A-.. 0.925 House A- ..0.925 Montgomery B+ ..0.875 Kortright C ..0.750 Wright B ..0.850 Green C- ..0.725 = 5.05 / 6 = 0.8417 a B is 0.850. Hence, a B- Giving Green a C- is not really fair. He is recruited to be somewhere between the 8-13th guy on the roster, played D1 basketball and...

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Breakdown: Brown A-.. 0.925 House A- ..0.925 Montgomery B+ ..0.875 Kortright C ..0.750 Wright B ..0.850 Green C- ..0.725 = 5.05 / 6 = 0.8417 a B is 0.850. Hence, a B- Giving Green a C- is not really fair. He is recruited to be somewhere between the 8-13th guy on the roster, played D1 basketball and...

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And that's not to put any blame on Kenny, because obviously he's been working his butt off. He has brought in nearly every recruit we got this cycle. Not sure what transfers Duane and Austin were involved in, but very little results there. Hard to do when you're at rock bottom and your peers are co...

rhodylaw

Get us as many 6’7” athletic dudes that can shoot/score on this team as possible - have not had an impactful player with those measurables on the roster in many years. Tired of playing small. Put Dalger and Green out there as your 3 and 4.

rhodylaw

Looks like a higher floor, lower ceiling type of player. No issue with that. We need a higher floor.

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reckless jake wrote: ↑1 year ago Man, I know it's a long time to November and there's still talented players available in the portal, but our recruiting seems to have hit a hard pause since Always Wright's commitment

Yeah - been real slow since we started recruiting for the 12/13 spots on the roster…..

rhodylaw

The recruiting trip to URI video on instagram that Buru's sister made tells a very different story than that. It was an official visit - it looked like most every official visit we have. Yes the staff was interested in him to fill out the roster, that does not mean it is a huge loss that he went to...

rhodylaw

Jesus Christ. I need some intel on this one. If in fact we lost to Oakland we got more issues then we think… I really don’t see that as an issue - we didn’t lose our #1 priority recruit to Oakland. We lost the guy we are trying to recruit as the 12th scholarship. He may be a diamond in the rough, h...

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Eh - whatever on Buru. Looked like a boom or bust type, not a bad use of a bottom of the roster scholarship for us.

rhodylaw

Here is an interesting question for you all: What if we had a crystal ball and could tell now that next year we will be a middle of the pack A10 team with or without Carey. Yet with Carey on the team, we would win say 2 more games than without? Would you want him on the team in that case or are you...

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Shinze88 wrote: ↑1 year ago
jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago Hey at least I admit I stink at internet sleuthing.

Btw, not a boomer. My mom is a boomer. I’m gen X
I'm Gen X also, but I identify as a Millennial

I identify as a Little Ceasar Pizza - "hot and ready"

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reef wrote: ↑1 year ago Good luck to him , be interesting to see how he fares

He will be fine - he is a decent player, good fit at that level. Surround him with some shooters and let him do his thing. Just a bad fit to have a poor shooting PG on a team with guys who also could not shoot.

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Guys don’t improve in their 6th year of college hoops. He is who he is. It’s almost like not returning anyone from one of the statistically worst offenses in school history is a good thing. Except when they play hurt in the 5th year….He is not a going to be a stud, he is a solid rotation player min...

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I'm in the "hope he moves on to the next phase of his career" group. Why hinder the development of the two freshman? As of now we have 5 guards and 2 SFs to rotate through 3 spots. We have four front court players and one of them hurt with an unknown recovery time table. I'd rather see tw...

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I'm in the "hope he moves on to the next phase of his career" group. Why hinder the development of the two freshman? As of now we have 5 guards and 2 SFs to rotate through 3 spots. We have four front court players and one of them hurt with an unknown recovery time table. I'd rather see tw...

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I don’t think he will play 15 mins, but there is a difference between a 25 min/game player and a 35 min/game player on the development of “younger” players. Plus I fully expect 50% of the guys we brought in this year to not work out and play significant minutes, just the way it is. My issue was not ...

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So, anyway, yeah: NO to Carey. I am a yes to Carey for next year. Need some continuity year to year. He is a guy who has been in the system a year, probably knows what the staff wants to do and can help transition the new players in. Also won’t demand 35 mins a game so it leaves room for new player...

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I don’t think Ish is so easily replaced. That kind of inside outside threat coupled with rebounding. Sounds a lot like a certain someone we cancelled a visit with recently. Not just productive but spreads the defense. It reminds of when we lost Tyrese Martin. We were able to shift to a different ki...

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I would think Foumena and Weston will be in the rotation. I wouldn’t be surprised if both started. Right now, without seeing everyone, I would go with the below starting line up. Maybe sub in Montgomery for Estevez if you don’t want to start the frosh day 1 (assuming House can run point). Foumena B...

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I will say that this team feels older than last year, which was the goal. At the same time every player so far has 2 years left. Great roster construction, build up the floor this year and retain players for next year when the expectations should be much higher. Even without seeing the last 2 recrui...

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He is a very good player that deserves a shot at playing in an NCAA tournament. It would have been shocking to me if returned. I hope he continues his success at Pitt with a tourney bid next year. The sad reality is that he likely would never have played for an NCAA team at URI, even with two more ...

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Time will tell if he has the rebounding, defense and attitude of Malik . It is too early to tell if this is a positive compared to Malik. Malik was just so dreadful offensively it's not going to be hard for him to eclipse the production Malik gave us. He won't have to be as great of a defender, he'...

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rhodyram22 wrote: ↑1 year ago Come on Leggett!! Stay with us!

Exactly my thought - give it 1 more go with some upgraded talent.

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I just want to see us landing a couple of the bigger names that we are currently involved with. I'm not ready to start ragging on the staff yet. But they have to show me something more. There's still time to do it. Just do it! I disagree completely with this take - the last several years we have ha...

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https://twitter.com/verbalcommits/status/1644444445792964611?s=46&t=NTydXGgoYaTZr0wF3SgCbQ 3rd time's the charm. 👊 I feel for Makhel, he does need to separate from Makhi to make his own path. We all saw that here. I don’t hold this transfer against him, it is a fairly mature decision imho.

rhodylaw

I am tired of NIL talk - we are not at a point where that even matters to us yet. We are not chasing down the $100k plus a year guys, we have enough opportunities here for the level of players we need. The more success the program has the more NIL money will show up as needed. We finished bottom of ...

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I agree, I hope the frosh are good, as we all do. But man it’s hard to get excited about them when you basically know nothing about them and all you have is Archie’s less than excellent recruiting from last year to go by. We were told last year’s recruiting disappointment was because he and Kenny w...

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Listening - near the end of the game - to the commentator’s talking about Dan and his strategy of selling players to come to UConn to play for a historic program and for him, it makes me wonder whether or not he can pull it off going forward in this age of NIL , which is becoming more prominent. Wi...

rhodylaw

In my professional opinion Ish should come back next year - he will again be able to put up stats and should have some tougher players around him and hopefully a few more shooters. If it doesn’t work out again he will have a 5th year transfer option.

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To add onto this point - Archie's system prioritizes 2 things above shooting: Defense. Transition offense. Mainly because the defense is supposed to lead to transition offense. How many fast breaks did we have this year end with a missed layup or turnover because guys who won't be here (Martin, Bas...

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Not saying he’s the best we can get, but my god does everyone have to complain about every one, hEs NoT a SkIlLeD pLaYeR, yet he averaged 17.5 points a game He HaS nO aSsIsTs, hey buddy check the stats sheet again he had 2.3 a game Also one good year of coaching can help a player with his shooting ...

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RhodyRams916 wrote: ↑1 year ago
SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑1 year ago Zack Austin, who is also transferring from High Point (and should also be on this list), gave it an eyeball emoji... if that's a package deal sign me up.
Oh yes please... Austin has good stats too.

They were 6-12 in the Big South, it super comfortable taking a package deal like that.

rhodylaw

I have to completely disagree with this statement . and I believe it is very unfair to Carey . If you go through the box scores you will find Carey had double digit games in most of the wins and some close losses . Your memory is a bit short . Carey had 18 points twice against Lasalle in a win and ...

rhodylaw

Not Grasso but it would be a great outcome for Rhody! Archie needs to take back some market share over the next 2-3 years. Cooley to Grasso, one sleezy used car salesman to another. I wouldn't call Cooley sleezy. Why, just because he left pc? Is Hurley sleezy? Cooley made pc what it is. It was a tr...

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Hahahaha tremendous, just tremendous. Can’t I just hate the guy? And call him a fraud? I love URI, and love college basketball. I’m allowed to have strong opinions about other teams, coaches, etc. Why would you hate the guy? He has no connection to URI other than being an assistant back in the 80's...

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https://twitter.com/jackbocian_/status/1637780737024720896?s=46&t=Iyir8GX5mXXavBU_6jW5bg this is the best house this guy could have done ? my goodness i guess what do you expect form an overate coach who can't win in the ncaa !?!?!?! i am saddened he left wish he stayed cas then i would know th...

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I agree Stevie, his family pretty much said that to us at the A10s. Said that it was taking a big toll on his body being the only one playing hard and tough, also said they weren't impressed with the "coaching" and that he was very disappointed to not receive any mentions in the A10 award...

rhodylaw

and that guy couldn't even make third team all conference...think about that ;) Gots a ways to go still....at this point, one (not even third team all conference in one of the crappiest conferences in America) guy staying or leaving, doesn't seem that critical... like we've said, "dealer, I'll...

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https://twitter.com/travisbranham_/status/1635606072865050625?s=61 Was wrong about this one. For sure thought he'd have at least some P6 interest. Not shocked at all though to see Bryant up there. Needs the ball in his hands, low percentage volume scorer without making teammates better, poor defens...

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He took a chance, odds ended up against him, but we would be having a very different conversation if Harris/Freeman/Bilau all played out how it could have. I give Archie a small pass. No pass from me. Freeman was not a good year 1 choice. Needed to set a foundational tone for the program before bri...

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We have so many holes on the roster that we basically need anyone with a pulse than can play. Like right now, we have one player (Ish) that is a clear starter for 2023-24, assured of playing 30+ MPG. Everyone else is a question mark for one reason or another. Yeah, we need guys with all-A10 potenti...

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What needs to happen is VCU Dayton Saint Louis Rhody And UMass need to start living up to their potential. Ding ding ding…top of the conference has sucked, middle of the conference has sucked, basically everyone has sucked in non-conference games for several years. It’s a 1 bid league because the t...

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